Product Details

• Actors: Anthony Edwards, Linda Fiorentino, Jsu Garcia, Alex Rocco, Marla Adams
• Directors: Jeff Kanew
• Writers: Paul G. Hensler, Dan Gordon
• Producers: Michael I. Levy, Paul G. Hensler, Peter Macgregor-Scott
• Format: Closed-captioned, Color, HiFi Sound, NTSC
• Language: English
• Rated: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested)
• Number of tapes: 1
• Studio: Universal Studios
• VHS Release Date: March 1, 1992
• Run Time: 97 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (42 customer reviews)
• ASIN: 6300184188
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #178,863 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

Editorial Reviews

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Before he started losing his hair (which gave his baby face the maturity it needed for him to be taken seriously as a doctor on E.R.), Anthony Edwards was the quintessential juvenile lead, college division. That is what he plays here: a college kid who is campus champ at an assassination game called Gotcha (that uses fake guns). Then he goes on a summer vacation behind the Iron Curtain (before it came tumbling down) and falls for a female operative (Linda Fiorentino), who not only uses him as an unsuspecting courier for spy stuff but makes him a fall guy, as well. When he finally extricates himself from the trouble, the trouble follows him back to campus. Silly and far-fetched, though Edwards has that wounded-puppy look down perfectly. --Marshall Fine

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

13 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Good Action Comedy Gets Ya, November 18, 2002

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C. A. Luster "The Rook" (Burke, VA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Gotcha [VHS] (VHS Tape)

Great scenes of Europe pre-U.S.S.R breakup. The Berlin Wall was a formidable thing to see. When our hero gets caught up in a spygame where they shoot bullets instead of paintballs he knows he's in trouble. If you enjoyed movies like "Top Secret", "Little Nikita", and "Sneakers" you should enjoy this movie. It is a mix of action and comedy. It moves at a good pace. Good cast, sets, and music.

7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Bambi does James Bond!, May 18, 2005

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Anton "Theunissen" (Johannesburg, South Africa) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Gotcha! (DVD)

It was 1985, songs still had lyrics and the bigger your hair the more popular you were.
One of the few movies capturing the 80's feeling with a great story line and future actors taking their first bow in movie world.
Set in the cold war era, it takes the viewer on a rollercoaster ride through Paris and Germany.
With a balance of adventure, action, comedy and a bit of a love story it becomes an alltime favorite.

Jonathan Moore(Edwards) plays a naive all American student on a trip to Europe with loosing his virginity as his first priority.
He gets played by an experienced operative (Fiorentino) in more ways then one and ends up being chased by CIA & KGB for carrying spy information across the border.
Back on his own turf he controls the game and falls back on his skills as paintball wiz to let the bad guys take the fall.

Excellent music of the time with Frankie Goes to Hollywood & Nick Kershaw to name a few.

5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great Fun, January 4, 2007

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William A. Mcguire - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Gotcha! (DVD)

This movie brings me back to the old days. I remembered it being great fun to watch, and it still is. If ever I feel like watching an intertaining movie, I can never go wrong with this one. People might feel different, but if you liked the 80's and it's humor, you will like this.